Orr on Wednesday said 133 same-sex couples had gotten marriage licenses in Cook County since the judge's ruling.

Bernard Cherkasov of Equality Illinois applauded the decision and said it's time for other Illinois counties to follow suit. Several county clerks, however, said they'll wait until June to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Those clerks include the counties of Sangamon, Logan, Cass, Morgan, Macoupin, Montgomery and Christian.

Gov. Pat Quinn last November signed a bill making Illinois the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Published at 11:30 AM CDT on Feb 26, 2014

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